Some people don't think before they speak. Rude things come out of their mouths that they regret only after they are said.
I have a similar issue--only more embarrassing.
I think things that then come out of my mouth.
Inside my head, I have all kinds of conversations with people. Generally it's a conversation I've already had, only I've inserted all of the clever and witty things I should have said the first time. I know, it's psychotic.
The problem is this: While having said conversations in my head, I sometimes speak parts of them aloud without realizing it. Again, very embarrassing. Especially if my mental comments are overheard by the person I had the real conversation with.
Apparently, this is genetic. The other day I was driving with my boys when one of them blurted out, "You can't golf there!!" It came out of complete silence.
It has since become a family joke. When my kids are making an argument about why they shouldn't receive the punishment I've just handed down, I say as my rebuttle "You can't golf there!" Which is my way of saying "Your argument is completely irrelevant and there is no way I'm giving in."
It makes me laugh.
2 comments:
For me it is called a "social hang-over", but instead of inserting all things I wished I had said, I think...Ugh! Did you really say that??? It usually lasts 3 days for me. The other day I was going to church, muttering a conversation in my head out loud. I didn't realize it until a lady in front of me turned around and looked at me kind of funny. That's embarrassing! So, Mich...we must be related.
You make me laugh too! That's totally funny! I'm sure I've done the same thing. Recently, though, I haven't even been able to come up with anything great to contribute to the conversation, even hours later.
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